| HCTU | home cervical traction unit |
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| HeLa | Helen Lake [human cervical carcinoma cells] |
| HEp-1 | human cervical carcinoma cells |
| ICT | icteric, icterus; indirect Coombs test; inflammation of connective tissue; insulin coma therapy; int... |
| ICTX | intermittent cervical traction |
| gingival cyst | A cyst derived from remnants of the dental lamina situated in the attached gingiva, occasionally producing superficial erosion of the cortical plate of bone; most are located in the cuspid-premolar region. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| parvilocular cyst | A tumour composed of multiple small cyst's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| globulomaxillary cyst | A cyst of odontogenic origin found between the roots of the maxillary lateral incisor and canine teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median anterior maxillary cyst | A cyst in or near the incisive canal, arising from proliferation of epithelial remnants of the nasopalatine duct; the most common maxillary development cyst. Synonym: median anterior maxillary cyst, nasopalatine duct cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median palatal cyst | A developmental cyst located in the midline of the hard palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median raphe cyst of the penis | A cyst of the raphe penis resulting from incomplete closure of the urethral groove, becoming clinically evident in childhood or later. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinal cyst | Cysts of one of the parts of the mediastinum: the superior part, containing the trachea, oesophagus, thoracic duct and thymus organs; the inferior middle part, containing the pericardium; the inferior anterior part containing some lymph nodes; and the inferior posterior part, containing the thoracic duct and oesophagus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pearl cyst | <ophthalmology> A mass of epithelial cells introduced into the interior of the eye by a perforating injury. (21 Jun 2000) |
| vitellointestinal cyst | A small red sessile or pedunculated tumour at the umbilicus in an infant; it is due to the persistence of a segment of the vitellointestinal duct. Synonym: umbilical cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| residual cyst | The persistence of an apical periodontal cyst that remains after tooth extraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meibomian cyst | An inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid. Also called a chalazian or a tarsal cyst. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebellar cyst | A cyst usually occurring in the lateral cerebellar white matter; often a part of cerebellar astrocytoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rete cyst of ovary | A cyst derived from the germinal cords in the hilum of the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retention cyst | A cyst resulting from some obstruction to the excretory duct of a gland. Synonym: distention cyst, secretory cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gorlin cyst | A mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion of the jaws with features of both a cyst and a solid neoplasm; characterised microscopically by an epithelial lining showing a palisaded layer of columnar basal cells, presence of ghost cell keratinization, dentinoid, and calcification. Synonym: calcifying and keratinizing odontogenic cyst, Gorlin cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |